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Department of Physics and Astronomy

Astrophysics (with an industrial placement year)

(MPhys) Astrophysics (with an industrial placement year)

Entry for 2024

FHEQ level

This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

No course outline is currently available.

Full-time course composition

YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
1Autumn SemesterCoreFoundations of Data Analysis (F3229)154
  CoreIntroduction to Astrophysics (F3237)154
  CoreMathematical Methods for Physics 1 (F3201)154
  CoreMechanics and Heat (F3210)154
  CorePhysics Study Success (F3250)04
 Spring SemesterCoreMathematical Methods for Physics 2 (F3202)154
  CorePhysics Year 1 Laboratory (F3222)154
  CoreWaves, Fields and Modern Physics (F3215)154
  OptionIntroduction to Quantum Physics (F3241)154
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
2Autumn SemesterCoreElectrodynamics (F3204)155
  CoreMathematical Methods for Physics 3 (F3205)155
  CorePhysics Year 2 Laboratory (F3226)155
  OptionScientific Computing (F3212)155
 Spring SemesterCoreApplying Physics Skills (F3227)155
  CoreGalaxies and the Cosmos (F3305)155
  CoreQuantum Mechanics 1 (F3239)155
  CoreThermal and Statistical Physics (F3224)155
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
3All Year TeachingCoreProfessional Placement Year Physics & Astronomy (FP100)1205
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
4Autumn SemesterCoreAdvanced Physics Laboratory A (F3242)156
  CoreAtomic Physics (F3211)156
  CoreCondensed State Physics (F3230)156
  CoreNuclear and Particle Physics (F3221)156
 Spring SemesterCoreAdvanced Physics Laboratory B (F3243)156
  CoreQuantum Mechanics 2 (F3225)156
  CoreStellar and Planetary Physics (F3244)156
  OptionFinancial Derivatives (N1559)156
  Lasers and Photonics (F3218)156
  Monte Carlo Simulations (L6) (G5220)156
  Particle Physics (F3214)156
  Semiconductors and Nanomaterial Devices (L6) (F3231)156
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
5Autumn SemesterCoreCosmology (900F3)157
  OptionAtom Light Interactions (897F3)157
  Data Analysis Techniques (890F3)157
  Galactic Astrophysics (889F3)157
  General Relativity (881F3)157
  Quantum Field Theory (877F3)157
  Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (895F3)157
  Symmetry and the Standard Model (878F3)157
 Autumn & Spring TeachingCoreMPhys Final Year Project (899F3)457
 Spring SemesterOptionAdvanced Cosmology (879F3)157
  Advanced Quantum Field Theory (882F3)157
  Astrophysical Processes (902F3)157
  Beyond the Standard Model (901F3)157
  Electrons, Cold Atoms & Quantum Circuits (888F3)157
  Introduction to Nano-materials and Nano-characterisation (907F3)157
  Monte Carlo Simulations (L7) (865G1)157
  Practical Quantum Technologies (893F3)157

Please note that the University will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses and modules in accordance with the descriptions set out here. However, the University keeps its courses and modules under review with the aim of enhancing quality. Some changes may therefore be made to the form or content of courses or modules shown as part of the normal process of curriculum management.

The University reserves the right to make changes to the contents or methods of delivery of, or to discontinue, merge or combine modules, if such action is reasonably considered necessary by the University. If there are not sufficient student numbers to make a module viable, the University reserves the right to cancel such a module. If the University withdraws or discontinues a module, it will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative module.